"I don't want to be telling you this. My ego is screaming at me to stop writing about [cutting myself]. I want to be a good role model, someone who deals with her depression by going for a bike ride, taking to a friend or writing in her journal. But if you are depressed then you know that part of depression is that you don't always feel like doing these things. Sometimes you feel like hurting yourself."

I gotta say this excerpt reinforces the power of zines: first person reality, stuff that couldn't get published published because it might be considered dangerous, but might actually be the most useful and relatable thing a person could read. Quoted with permission.